Boat Register

Following some discussion at the last AGM, I have revised the Boat Register to include more information. All possible boat numbers are now listed, however, details are blank where we have no information about the current whereabouts of the boat, or the owner. Also now included is the build year, something requested by a number of people.

Please note the build year is not a very good indication of current condition. Mark Giles built Lightning’s to a very high standard and more important than age is care and maintenance over the years. Older boats compete very well with the new ones and in 2017 number 294 and 312 were second and fourth at the Nationals. The Builder changed hands in 2009 and John Claridge produced the first of the ‘Claridge boats’ #401 with the chamfered side deck, no thwart and Pod layout. In August 2017 John produced #426 the Narrow Deck Prototype which the class adopted going forward.

We continue to try and fill in the gaps, typically a few a month. Any information about the whereabouts and owners of Lightning’s not listed is always gratefully received, but please remember to seek the owners consent before forwarding details.

Below you’ll also find links to the known fleet organised by clubs and a fleet map which provides a geographic display with links to clubs and fleet size info.